What were some key stylistic innovations of the French New Wave? How did it change editing?
Some key stylistic innovations of the French New Wave are the rule breaking, the messages, and the unconventional editing. French New Waved stemmed from four film enthusiasts who thought that movies felt stale and boring due to a lack of innovation; thus, they began to make their own films that strived to be different. Regarding the story and message, New Wave was meant to create a more personal kind of cinema, telling stories that more closely represent the opinions and experiences of the filmmakers behind them. Furthermore, New Wave changed editing as a prominent method was to abandon traditional editing techniques. One such rule and technique was the approach to jump cuts. French New Wave used jump cuts in order to contrast shots, often cutting out anything in a scene that they deemed unnecessary. This led to faster paced films, which influenced today's editing and pacing. Furthermore, the use of jump cuts influenced montage theory and helped to create the montages that we know today.
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